skim over
Example Sentences
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"It's important we don't skim over what happened."
From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024
Casual readers often ignore or skim over Wikipedia’s references, but they play a crucial role in its editorial process.
From Slate • Sep. 29, 2022
It’s critical that the concrete you’re going to skim over is sound, clean and damp.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2022
And she dives deep into the transformative moments in Pelosi’s early political career that are so well known a biographer might be tempted to skim over them.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2021
Growing frantic, Mrs. Weidenbach let her gaze skim over Mary Alice and me.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
